F) Self-Control Exercise on Legislative and Non-Legislative Procedures

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EU law contains two types of legal acts - acts and acts. The distinction is based on the type of act and the procedure for its adoption. The legislative acts of the EU are taken under the EU's legislative / decision-making procedures, and are limited to , and adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on a proposal of the , and can be divided as (1) acts taken under ordinary legislative procedure or procedure; and (2) acts taken under special legislative procedures - procedure, and procedure. Article 289 (3) TFEU stipulates that legal acts adopted by legislative procedure constitute acts of the EU. The non-legislative acts of the EU belong to the Council, the Commission, and the European Parliament who are empowered under the EU Treaty to make . One can find both Council and Commission Regulations, Directives and Decisions. One can also find legal acts of the European Parliament and acts of the European Council that are legal acts, but not acts.

Article 288 TFEU regulates the acts of the EU. According to Article 288 TFEU the EU institutions adopt regulations, directives, decisions, and with the aim to exercise the EU's competences.
A regulation has application. It is binding in its entirety and applicable in all Member States.
A is binding, as to the result to be achieved, upon each Member State to which it is addressed, but leaves to the national authorities the choice of form and methods.
A is binding in its entirety. A which specifies those to whom it is addressed is binding only on them.
and have no binding force.

 

  

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